– Why can’t you just wash away germs on teeth with soap?

Question

All through covid, we washed hands to clean them properly. Why can’t we just use soapy toothpaste and remove dental germs? Why are they so hardy?

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Answer 1

Tooth paste has grit to it that is harder than soap bubbles that massages and cleans teeth kind of like comet cleaning powder. Usually it’s silica of some sort.